academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
Examples of academia in a Sentence
She found the business world very different from academia.
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Origin: Latin Meaning: Autumn season Ophelia This dark academia sounding name was used by Shakespeare for one of his most tragic characters in Hamlet.
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Brainstorming on how innovators look for the big things to solve, the group spoke about the process of funding, and how projects get done, how a state develops into a regional economy, and how academia works with business.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the following themes likely has brought you more joy: travel, culture, academia, spirituality, media, publishing, or legal contracts.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Many Israelis in the arts and academia dread the anti-Israel fury—or at least the fear of protest—that is making curators, gallerists, arts programmers, publishers, university department heads, and organizers of academic conferences loath to invite Israeli participants.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Brainstorming on how innovators look for the big things to solve, the group spoke about the process of funding, and how projects get done, how a state develops into a regional economy, and how academia works with business.
—John Werner, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the following themes likely has brought you more joy: travel, culture, academia, spirituality, media, publishing, or legal contracts.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Many Israelis in the arts and academia dread the anti-Israel fury—or at least the fear of protest—that is making curators, gallerists, arts programmers, publishers, university department heads, and organizers of academic conferences loath to invite Israeli participants.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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